外面(wài miàn)

HSK 32 characters

outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
wài miàn
Meaning
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)
HSK level
HSK 3
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Appears in lessons

外面 is taught in these textbook lessons.

Example sentences

How 外面 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 外面一片漆黑。

    wài miàn yī piàn qī hēi

    It's all dark outside.

  • 当时你在外面

    dāng shí nǐ zài wài miàn

    At the time, you were outside.

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